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Nicholas J Radclyffe

Roger H Tracy

Edwin H Reeves

Robert Mark Longden

A hand-held probe ( ) for measuring a tire tread profile comprises a housing ( ) with a slit ( ) formed parallel to its major axis, a range finder ( ) mounted inside the housing ( ) in such a way that it can traverse much of the length of the tube while directing light from a laser through a window ( ) and onto a tire surface, a bracket ( ) that is carried by the proximal end of the tube to enable the user to hold the probe ( ) in position against the tire, a serial port ( ) for connection with a computer ( ), and a handle ( ) that houses the batteries for operation and an IR or RF transmitter. The IR or RF transmitter is for transmitting the tire tread profile wirelessly to a computer suitably equipped to receive IR or RF transmissions.

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Wingrave, United Kingdom

Nicholas J Radclyffe